Filament having cellulose fibers with non resorbable features less radio pacifier

Abstract

The filament and suture products disclosed are to be implanted in the body, having non re sorbable ingredients with absorbent qualities to disperse an antibiotic and strong enough to hold tissue securely but flexible enough to be printed or knotted. The products are biocompatible and consist of two dissimilar polymers having unmelted cellulose fiber. These dissimilar polymers and the unmelted fibers are densified by compression and the removal of moisture having fiber orientation and alignment, showing low levels of radiopacity. These products will have radiopacity in household units (HU) ranging from −200 to 200 HU and produce meshes, bone grafts, scaffolds or wound care products where bone bridging can be observed.

1 . A non re sorbable suture strand having densified cellulose fibers with two dissimilar thermoplastic polymers comprising of polyamide and polyolefin and compatibalizer has moisture and is compressed at pressures greater than 175 psi, and, wherein the cellulose fibers have unmelted fibers with alignment and have radiopacity in the body. 
     
     
         2 . The non re sorbable suture strand in  claim 1 , wherein the non re sorbable suture strand having a size range of 0.1 mm to 0.9 mm O.D. 
     
     
         3 . The non re sorbable suture strand in  claim 1 , wherein the non re sorbable suture strand before compression has a moisture content range of 0.04 to 0.15%. 
     
     
         4 . The non re sorbable suture strand in  claim 1 , wherein the non re sorbable suture strand is biocompatible with radiopacity range of −200 HU to 200 HU 
     
     
         5 . A non re sorbable filament strand with a cellulose fiber glass transition temperature above 100 and two dissimilar polymers comprising of polyamide and polyolefin and compatibalizer having a specific gravity no less than 1, wherein the cellulose fiber has unmelted fibers with orientation and the composition requires 6% moisture removal and is densified for printing pores above 60 micron. 
     
     
         6 . A non re sorbable filament strand in  claim 4 , wherein the non re sorbable filament strand is biocompatible with a dyne level range of 50 dynes/cm to 100 dynes/cm. 
     
     
         7 . A non re sorbable filament, suture, thread implant with cellulose fibers having radiopacity with a range of −200 to 200 HU, and wherein the cellulose fiber is densified with two dissimilar polymers comprising of polyamide and polyolefin and compatibalizer and the fibers are unmelted and melted with an absence of agglomeration at 2× to 4× magnification at 4 mm field of view. 
     
     
         8 . A non re sorbable filament, suture, thread implant in  claim 6 , wherein the non re sorbable filament, suture, thread implant has cellulose fiber particle sizes ranging from 30 to 50 micron with purity above 98%